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by | Thu 5 Apr 2007

A while back I posted about [Rhythmbox including support for Open Content services](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/?p=925) such Jamendo and Magnatune. For a while now Rhythmbox has included support for [last.fm](https://www.last.fm/) and I have used it to update [my account there](https://www.last.fm/user/jonobacon/). Well, today I went to fire up my music in Rhythmbox, clicked the last.fm entry and started listening to my Neighbour’s music. One click and I am now listening to a stack of incredible metal, perfectly suited to my tastes.

This is great for a number of reasons:

* For last.fm to figure out the kind of stuff I like listening to it did not resort me entering metadata. I just listen to music, and it learns about my impeccable taste in music. 🙂
* To access this Neighbour radio it is one-click-tastic. I click a button and I get some decent music.

This is *exactly* the kind of stuff I am talking about. Rhythmbox has made it easy for last.fm to learn about what I like to listen to and as such provide me with with new content via my Neighbour’s radio, all from within the comfort of a single Rhythmbox window.

We need *more* stuff like this in the Open Source desktop. Yes indeed. 🙂

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